महाभारत - उद्योग - आत्म

त्यजेत् कुलार्थे पुरुषं ग्रामस्यार्थे कुलं त्यजेत् ।
ग्रामं जनपदस्यार्थे आत्मार्थे पृथिवीं त्यजेत् ॥

- महाभारत, उद्योग

tyajet kulArthe puruSham grAmasyArthe kulam tyajet ।
grAmam janapadasyArthe AtmArthe pRuthivIm tyajet ॥

- mahAbhArata, udyoga

One must disown a person to save a family. One family can be sacrificed to save a village. A village has to be abandoned to save a state. But if one needs to save his soul, he must abandon the entire world.

- Mahabharata, Udyoga